Media
Broadcasters Zee, Star end JV under new TRAI rules
12 Apr 2014
Under TRAI’s new norms, notified in February, only broadcasters can enter into inter-connection agreements with cable and direct-to-home platform operators
Doyen of Indian journalism Khushwant Singh dies at 99
20 Mar 2014
Born on 2 February 1915 at Hadali, now in Pakistan, Khushwant Singh was a product of the partition, which created much trauma in India, particularly in the northern parts of the once united country
Good news for bloggers as Getty allows free use of 35 mn photos
07 Mar 2014
While accessing images will now be a lot easier, people who post them will need to abide by the company's terms of use to avoid lawsuits
Indian media, entertainment industry grew 12% in 2013: survey
05 Mar 2014
India’s media and entertainment industry reached Rs92,800 crore in 2013, logging a healthy 12 per cent growth, largely driven by digitisation
Pierce Morgan’s CNN show to end in March
24 Feb 2014
Reader's Digest UK sold for just £1 to media tycoon Mike Luckwell
17 Feb 2014
The UK edition of Reader's Digest has been sold by its private equity owner Better Capital for £1 to media tycoon Mike Luckwell
UK’s Guardian Media to divest stake in Trader Media to Apax Partners
22 Jan 2014
Trader Media is well-known in the UK for its Auto Trader branded website dealing with car sales and enables its users to access the website from PCs, mobiles and tablets and provides them with all the required information for purchasing a car
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation